Social Value Practitioner

Manchester Arndale; Warwick; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 38,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Award-Winning Employer

Digital Learning

Retail Perks (Hapi app)

Professional Growth

Flexible Pay

Job summary

OCS UK & Ireland is seeking a Social Value Practitioner to oversee social value activities across a healthcare contract in South Warwickshire. You'll engage NHS stakeholders, community organisations and employment partners to create positive local outcomes through community engagement and employability initiatives.

You will monitor and report impact, build relationships across multiple sites, and travel between contract locations as required.

Qualifications

• Must have Right to Work in the UK.
• A DBS will be completed for the successful candidate.
• Experience in social value, community engagement, employability, ESG or CSR delivery.
• Strong relationship-building and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Experience coordinating projects and managing multiple activities.
• Able to collect, analyse and report impact data.
• Self-motivated and comfortable working independently across multiple sites.

Responsibilities

• Deliver the contract's social value commitments and agreed client KPIs.
• Build relationships with local community groups, charities, schools and employment support organisations.
• Support local recruitment, work placements and employability initiatives.
• Coordinate volunteering and community engagement activities.Capture, monitor and report social value outcomes and impact.
• Work with contract teams to identify and develop new social value opportunities.
• Attend client and stakeholder meetings as required.

Skills

Stakeholder engagement

Project coordination

Data analysis

Independent working

Social value delivery

Job description

About The Role:

We're looking for a Social Value Practitioner (20 hours per week) to support the delivery of social value activities across our healthcare contract in South Warwickshire.

Working closely with operational teams, NHS stakeholders, community organisations and employment partners, you'll help create positive outcomes for local people through community engagement, volunteering, inclusive recruitment and employability initiatives. You'll also be responsible for monitoring and reporting the impact of activities delivered across the contract.

• Occasional flexible working hours required, including early starts or evenings, to support events or community activities.
• Must hold a valid UK driving licence and have access to reliable transport as regular travel between sites is required.

As part of your role, your key responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

• Deliver the contract's social value commitments and agreed client KPIs.
• Build relationships with local community groups, charities, schools and employment support organisations.
• Support local recruitment, work placements and employability initiatives.
• Coordinate volunteering and community engagement activities.Capture, monitor and report social value outcomes and impact.
• Work with contract teams to identify and develop new social value opportunities.
• Attend client and stakeholder meetings as required.

The ideal candidate should meet the following criteria:

• Must have Right to Work in the UK.
• A DBS will be completed for the successful candidate.
• Experience in social value, community engagement, employability, ESG or CSR delivery.
• Strong relationship-building and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Experience coordinating projects and managing multiple activities.
• Able to collect, analyse and report impact data.
• Self-motivated and comfortable working independently across multiple sites.

About The Company:

OCS UK & Ireland is a leading facilities management company with 50,000+ colleagues and a turnover in excess of £2bn. We deliver innovative, award-winning services within facilities management, hard services, cleaning, security and catering.

Our mission is to make people and places the best they can be for our colleagues, customers and the communities we serve. Our commitment to doing business the right way is rooted in our TRUE values -Trust, Respect, Unity, and Empowerment.

Why Work for OCS?

• Award-Winning Employer: Ranked 36th on Glassdoor’s Best Companies to Work For 2025 — we value and motivate our people.
• Digital Learning: The OCS Academy offers digital courses and resources to help you build skills and grow your career.
• Retail Perks: With our Hapi app, you can gain access to exclusive discounts, rewards and wellbeing resources.
• Professional Growth: 600+ live learners across UK&I — Empowering colleagues with further development and qualifications!
• Flexible Pay: Access a portion of earned wages before payday with our Wagestream App! (Contract Specific)

We are an equal opportunities employer and rely on a diverse workforce with a broad range of knowledge, skills, and backgrounds to deliver our goals. We offer an inclusive and welcoming environment and actively encourage applications from all individuals regardless of race, gender, nationality, religion, sexual orientation, disability, or age.